New & Update Medication Update Webinar is now available! Feeling overwhelmed by all the new recently approved diabetes medications? Two bio-similiar insulins are now available and another GLP-1 RA was just approved. Plus, 2 new combo oral meds are now available. Are you wondering how to apply the new 2018 ADA and AACE Medication Management … Continue reading Medication Update 2018 Updated!→

Congratulations to Michelle White! “Thank you doesn’t feel like enough to tell Beverly how much I appreciate her educational sessions. I had previously taken the CDE exam three times and failed by two or three points. After purchasing her CDE prep bundle, I took a month to study using her webinars/sessions. I took my fourth … Continue reading CDE® Success Story!→

February 20th, 2018 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Question of the Week – February 20th, 2018

NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK! This question was inspired by the recent article, “The Use of Language and Diabetes Care” by Dickinson et al. What words we choose, our body gestures and the use of certain terms can have a tremendous impact on our interactions with people living with diabetes. For more information, please see … Continue reading Question of the Week – February 20th, 2018→

DiaBingo | FREE Diabetes Bingo Hello Diabetes Education Service Community, We are pleased to make this fun and educational game available for download (since we are currently not selling the physical version on our site). The player and instructor cards are available for download in English and Spanish after testing your knowledge below. You are … Continue reading FREE DiaBingo Quiz & Download→

Customer Appreciation Week | FREE PocketCards Today! As we continue to celebrate our customers this week, today we would like to offer our students a FREE Updated Medication Pocketcard! Just fill out this short quiz with your full address and any feedback you may have for us! FREE Medication PocketCard Form Coach Beverly … Continue reading Customer Appreciation Week | FREE PocketCard→

February 13th, 2018 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Special Question of the Week – Customer Appreciation

Special Question of the Week – Customer Appreciation! To our superstar students, subscribers and community of educators, we truly couldn’t have done it without you! To show our love and gratitude, we are offering an array of free gifts and resources this week. We can’t begin to thank you for joining the Diabetes Education Services community! … Continue reading Special Question of the Week – Customer Appreciation→

We love our Diabetes Community Customer Appreciation Week Schedule To celebrate our 20 year anniversary, what better time to show our appreciation than the week of Valentine’s Day. To kick off our Customer Appreciation Week, we are offering 15% off ALL online university courses – February 12th through Feb 16th, 2018. Use coupon code 15Love to save 15% off ALL … Continue reading Customer Appreciation Week 15% OFF→

February 12th, 2018 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on ABCs of Language Use in Diabetes

The Words We Choose – ABC’s of a more thoughtful approach The term “diabetic” is officially off-limits. Say goodbye the phrase “you can control your diabetes’. Ditch characterizing people with diabetes as unmotivated or non adherent. Retire the word patient and replace with the term participant. Let go of the term “test” blood sugar and … Continue reading ABCs of Language Use in Diabetes→

“They killed Tony the Tiger. They did away with Cheetos’ Chester Cheetah. They banned Kinder Surprise, the chocolate eggs with a hidden toy.” Facing skyrocketing rates of obesity in adults and children, the Chilean government is waging war on unhealthy foods. Here is a list of the strategies health advocates fought hard to implement: packaged food … Continue reading “Chile Killed Tony the Tiger”→

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